PEABODY, MASS. — Locally based private equity firm Brookwood Financial Partners has sold 300 Jubilee, a 167,063-square-foot industrial building in Peabody, a northeastern suburb of Boston, for $43.1 million. Brookwood, which originally acquired the asset in 2009 for $8 million, sold the facility to an affiliate of Dallas-based Lincoln Property Co. At the time of sale, the property was 97 percent leased to a tenant roster that includes Thermo Fisher Scientific, International Transportation Group and Barton Associates. Colliers represented Brookwood in the transaction.
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — Charlotte, N.C.-based Grubb Properties, in partnership with First Street Capital, will develop a 173-unit multifamily project within a Qualified Opportunity Zone in the Long Island community of Hempstead. Grubb Properties will operate the community, which will include 2,500 square feet of commercial space, under its Link brand. About 10 percent (17) of the units will be designated as affordable housing. Construction is scheduled to begin in the third quarter, and initial occupancy is slated for the third quarter of 2024. Grubb Properties is also underway on Link-branded projects in Manhattan’s Financial District and in the Long Island City area of Queens.
HOBOKEN, N.J. — JLL has arranged a $35.9 million loan for the refinancing of Hudson Square North, a 150-unit apartment complex located outside of New York City in Hoboken. The transit-oriented property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units that average 890 square feet and are furnished with washers and dryers, stainless steel appliances and quartz countertops, as well as 2,739 square feet of retail space. Thomas Didio, Thomas Didio Jr., Carlos Silva and Salvatore Buzzerio of JLL arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loan through Minnesota Life Insurance Co. on behalf of the owner, Ironstate Development.
LAWRENCE, MASS. — Locally based brokerage firm ABG Commercial Realty has negotiated the $15.7 million sale of a 90,692-square-foot industrial property in Lawrence, located north of Boston near the Massachusetts-New Hampshire border. The property was built on 6.2 acres in 1968 and renovated in 2014. At the time of sale, the facility was fully leased to logistics firm Mainstream Global. The buyer was a joint venture between Boston-based Oliver Street Capital and an undisclosed institutional investor. The seller was also not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Global logistics operator Realterm has acquired a 130,000-square-foot warehouse located in the Maspeth neighborhood of Queens. The building, which has 15 loading positions, sits on 5.2 acres at 50-35 56th Road, roughly five miles from LaGuardia Airport. The property was fully leased at the time of sale. Eastdil Secured represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Isaac Ilkhanov of Stelth Group represented Realterm.
NEW YORK CITY — Los Angeles-based investment firm CIM Group, in partnership with locally based developer LIVWRK, has sold a 320-unit apartment community located at 85 Jay St. in Brooklyn’s Dumbo neighborhood for $220 million. The community is part of a larger development that includes 407 for-sale condos, 140,000 square feet of retail space that is anchored by a 77,000-square-foot Life Time Fitness and a 660-space parking garage. New York City-based RXR Realty purchased the rental complex. CIM Group has retained ownership of the condos and retail space.
NEWARK, N.J. — JLL has arranged a $110 million permanent loan for an 850,000-square-foot warehouse and distribution center in Newark. Thomas Didio, Thomas Didio Jr. and Ryan Carroll of JLL arranged the nonrecourse loan, which carried a fixed interest rate and a 15-year term, through a correspondent life insurance company. The borrower was not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) has signed a 240,000-square-foot office lease to occupy the top eight floors at 5 Times Square in Midtown Manhattan. The California-based streaming services provider will backfill space previously occupied by Ernst & Young as part of its relocation from a 70,000-square-foot space at 114 West 41st Street. The move-in is slated for the fourth quarter. Bob Alexander, Ryan Alexander, Mike Affronti, Alex Benisatto, Taylor Callaghan and Nicole Marshall of CBRE represented the landlord, RXR Realty, in the lease negotiations along with internal agents Dan Birney and Alexandra Budd. Sacha Zarba and Frederick Fackelmayer of CBRE represented Roku.
SOMERSET, N.J. — CBRE has brokered the $30.7 million sale of a 15-acre site in Somerset, located in the northern-central part of the Garden State, that currently houses a 209,000-square-foot office building. The undisclosed buyer plans to redevelop the property, which was built in 1986, into a warehouse and distribution center. Mark Silverman, Elli Klapper, Charles Berger, Jeremy Wernick and Kevin Dudley of CBRE represented the buyer in the transaction. The seller was also not disclosed.
WARRINGTON, PA. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the sale of Warrington Plaza, an 87,581-square-foot shopping center located on the northern outskirts of Philadelphia. A 35,000-square-foot Avalon Floor & Tile anchors the property. Brad Nathanson of IPA represented the seller, Valley Forge Investment Corp., in the transaction. New York-based Realty Resource Capital Corp. purchased the asset for $22.5 million.